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Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul; then shalt thou reach the point of happiness, and independence shall be thy shield and buckler, thy helmet and crown; then shall thy soul walk upright, nor stoop to the silken

Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul; then shalt thou reach the point of happiness, and independence shall be thy shield and buckler, thy helmet and crown; then shall thy soul walk upright, nor stoop to the silken wretch because he hath riches, nor pocket an abuse because the hand which offers it wears a ring set with diamonds.

Benjamin Franklin
Honesty, Lying, Hands
Benjamin Franklin (1824). “The Works with His Life /Franklin, Benjamin”, p.149

Take Courage, Mortal; Death can't banish thee out of the Universe.

Benjamin Franklin
Thee, Mortals, Universe
Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.79, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Time is money.

Benjamin Franklin
Leadership, Time, Time Is Money
Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1809). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...”, p.244

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

Benjamin Franklin
Desire, Poor Richard, Seems
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.24, Nayika Publishing

Neglect kills injuries, revenge increases them.

Benjamin Franklin
Revenge, Injury, Neglect
Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.172, Barnes & Noble Publishing

Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure; nothing more bondage than too much liberty.

Benjamin Franklin
Inspirational, Pain, Liberty
Benjamin Franklin (1987). “Poor Richard's Almanack: Being the Choicest Morsels of Wisdom, Written During the Years of the Almanack's Publication”, p.49, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

Little rogues easily become great ones.

Benjamin Franklin
Littles, Rogues, Poor Richard
Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.235, Barnes & Noble Publishing

When men are employed they are best contented.

Benjamin Franklin
Work, Men, Economics
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Autobiography and Other Writings”, p.181, Bantam Classics

Anger and folly walk cheeck by jowl.

Benjamin Franklin
Anger, Management, Sole

Great talkers are little doers.

Benjamin Franklin
Littles, Doers, Talkers

Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou knowest, all thou hast, nor all thou cans't.

Benjamin Franklin
Knowledge, Poor Richard

If you wouldn't live long, live well; for folly and wickedness shorten life.

Benjamin Franklin
Happiness, Time, Life Is Short

Passion governs, and she never governs wisely.

Benjamin Franklin
Passion
James C. Humes, Benjamin Franklin (1995). “The wit and wisdom of Benjamin Franklin: a treasury of more than 900 quotations and anecdotes”, Harpercollins

Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason.

Benjamin Franklin
Speak, Persuasion, Reason
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, Nayika Publishing

Men are subject to various inconveniences merely through lack of a small share of courage, which is a quality very necessary in the common occurrences of life, as well as in a battle. How many impertinences do we daily suffer with great uneasiness, because we have not courage enough to discover our dislike.

Benjamin Franklin
Men, Suffering, Battle
Benjamin Franklin “Poor Richard Day by Day”, Lulu.com

Wherever desirable superfluities are imported, industry is excited, and thereby plenty is produced. Were only necessaries permitted to be purchased, men would work no more than was necessary for that purpose.

Benjamin Franklin
Men, Purpose, Wealth
Benjamin Franklin (1824). “The Works with His Life /Franklin, Benjamin”, p.238

The foundation of all happiness in thinking rightly.

Benjamin Franklin
Thinking, Foundation

My father's little library consisted chiefly of books in polemic divinity, most of which I read, and have since often regretted that, at a time when I had such a thirst for knowledge, more proper books had not fallen in my way since it was now resolved I should not be a clergyman.

Benjamin Franklin
Father, Book, Library
Source: www.foundingfatherquotes.com

The church, the state, and the poor, are 3 daughters which we should maintain, but not portion off.

Benjamin Franklin
Daughter, Church, Poor
Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.108, Barnes & Noble Publishing

On being asked what condition of man he considered the most pitiable: A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read.

Benjamin Franklin
Rainy Day, Men, Doe

I have conceived a higher opinion of the natural capacities of the black race than I had ever before entertained. Their apprehension seems as quick, their memory as strong, and their docility in every respect equal to that of white children.

Benjamin Franklin
Strong, Children, Memories
Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson (2003). “A Benjamin Franklin Reader”, p.202, Simon and Schuster

I know not which lives more unnatural lives, obeying husbands, or commanding wives.

Benjamin Franklin
Husband, Wife, Obeying
Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.19, Barnes & Noble Publishing

Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither.

Benjamin Franklin
Freedom, Sacrifice, Liberty

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Benjamin Franklin
Inspirational, Motivational, Softball
Benjamin Franklin, The Secret Libraries (2016). “Benjamin Franklin Quotes... Vol. 23: Motivational and Inspirational Life Quotes by Benjamin Franklin”

He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear.

Benjamin Franklin
Cheating, Cheat, Scruples
Benjamin Franklin (2006). “Wisdom and Wit from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.16, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

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